Dom Pérignon Rosé 2000 in magnum, the millennium vintage of the house's Pinot Noir-led rosé. It was a deliberately bold wine when released, and a quarter of a century on the larger bottle has kept it moving slowly.
About This Champagne
The 2000 rosé is built on 55% Pinot Noir and 45% Chardonnay, with still red Pinot making up a quarter of the blend. Richard Geoffroy, then chef de cave, set out to make a statement with it, and Antonio Galloni scored it 96 in The Wine Advocate, describing a darker, more Pinot-driven rosé than earlier editions. The house notes a colour closer to amber and copper than pink. In magnum the wine has aged with less oxygen per litre than in bottle, so expect more freshness than a 750mL of the same year.
Tasting Profile
- Nose: Black cherry and candied citrus peel first, then cocoa, dried rose and a thread of smoke.
- Palate: Fleshy red fruit with real weight, turning firmer and more tactile as it opens, with a faint bittersweet edge.
- Finish: Savoury and persistent, with spice, forest-floor Pinot notes and a chalky close.
Serving & Food
Serve at 10 to 12°C in wide white-wine glasses rather than flutes, and open it half an hour before pouring. It is mature and drinking well now. Roast pigeon, Peking duck pancakes or a hard aged Comté all suit it.
How to Enjoy
A magnum for a long dinner among people who enjoy mature Champagne with some Pinot muscle behind it.
Product Details
Producer: Dom Pérignon
Style: Vintage rosé Champagne
Vintage: 2000
Country: France
Region: Champagne, France
Grape Variety / Blend: 55% Pinot Noir (including still red Pinot Noir), 45% Chardonnay
Volume: 1.5L (magnum)
ABV: 12.5%
About the Maison
The name belongs to Pierre Pérignon, a Benedictine monk who ran the cellars of the abbey at Hautvillers in the late 17th century and pushed hard for better, cleaner wine. He did not invent sparkling Champagne, whatever the old stories say, but his name stuck to Moët & Chandon's prestige cuvée. The first Dom Pérignon vintage was 1921, and it reached the market only in 1936. From the start it has been a vintage-only wine: no reserve wines, no multi-year blends, and no release at all when the harvest falls short.